Altruism & Empathy

Gems

• Peter Singer, "The Logic of Effective Altruism."  Responses by Daron Acemoglu, Angus Deaton, Jennifer Rubenstein, Larissa MacFarquhar, Leila Janah, Emma Saunders-Hastings, Rob Reich, Paul Brest, Iason Gabriel, András Miklós, and Catherine Tumber, with a rejoinder by Peter Singer.  July 6, 2015.  Peter Singer, the most influential utilitarian thinker in the world today, spells out his case for effective altruism, maintain that "A minimally acceptable ethical life involves using a substantial part of one’s spare resources to make the world a better place."  Thoughtful and trenchant responses and Singer's replies to his critics.
• Larissa MacFarquhar, Strangers Drowning.  Drastic Choices, and the Urge to Help.  Penguin Books,
• Susan Wolf, Moral Saints.
• Lawrence Blum,  Altruism

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Bibliography

Stanford Enclyclopedia of Philosophy    This is the single best online resource in philosophy.  The articles are carefully done and meticulously reviewed and are updated as needed.  The model for an online encyclopedia.

• Kraut, Richard, "Altruism", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Fall 2016 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.), forthcoming URL = <http://plato.stanford.edu/archives/fall2016/entries/altruism/>.
• Stueber, Karsten, "Empathy", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Fall 2016 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.), forthcoming URL = <http://plato.stanford.edu/archives/fall2016/entries/empathy/>.

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